My latest idea for a life-altering experiment will be to start fasting one day per week.
I thought of this a few weeks ago when I read about the benefits that fasting has on your body. I read about them here (number 3) and here on wikipedia.
I want to do it because I want to see if fasting creates any positive effects on my body. I’ve read that your body uses more of it’s energy for healing and restoration when it doesn’t have to focus on digesting horrible food.
I’ve had to fast for a day before. In my experience, the first day is the WORST. My stomach growls continuously and all you can think of is food. But the second day is way easier. My stomach didn’t growl anymore and I wasn’t worried about food too much.
When???
I’ve been struggling with figuring out a good day to fast every week. I thought Sunday would be best since I’m usually putzing around the house doing nothing and if I didn’t eat that day, it shouldn’t really affect my productivity level. And I usually pig out on Saturdays with massive carbs, massive ice cream, and a splash or two of alcohol. I figured Sunday could be my detoxification day. But I usually spend Sundays with the girlfriend and she isn’t crazy and wants to eat when she’s hungry. It takes a lot of discipline to not eat when someone else is eating in front of you but I know I can do it.
So I’ve been thinking about doing it on Fridays instead. I’ll do it this Friday (today) and see how it works out.
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Maybe it could be a testiment to your will power if you fasted on Sundays, even though you’re surrounded by foodies…I have faith in you!!
I don’t need to test my will power. If my motivation is strong enough, I’ll do or not do ANYTHING!!!
But I may do Sunday next week. It makes the workday go longer when I don’t break my day up into…
get in->get breakfast->chill->lunch->chill->work out->chill->go home
Fasting today at work, is more like…
get in->chill chill chill chill chill chill chill chill chill chill chill chill chill chill chill chill chill chill->leave forever later
TORTURE!!!
If fasting doesn’t work, just cleanse your colon!
I do the same thing though…breaking my work day into when I eat and work around it, haha
Sidenote: Where’s the spacing on the side of that image?!
I ate an old mango last night. That’s better than any laxative money can buy!
I haven’t gotten that far in putting images on the side of text in a blog. I think I just figured it out though.